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Westminster Preaching Conference

In October, Westminster Seminary hosted their annual Preaching Conference. The keynote speaker was Dr. Dennis Johnson of Westminster Seminary California. Dr. Johnson (B.A., Westmont College; M.Div. and Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) has taught at Westminster Seminary…

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Understanding the Bible and Ministry

Mark Dever interviews New Testament scholar Bruce Winter concerning issues such as cultural contextualization in ministry, the importance of historical background for interpreting Scripture, and bad contemporary ideas of leadership.Check it out HERE. HT: Justin Taylor

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What price credibility?

Dr. Darrel Falk is celebrating the impact of Biologos on the evangelical church. Indeed, he has declared the “dawning of a new day.” At the same time he laments the continuing influence of men like Al Mohler and John MacArthur.…

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The British are Coming

So it’s official. Tenth Presbyterian has a new Senior Minister. Liam Goligher was an excellent choice and I look forward to meeting him. My problem with the whole thing is that there will now be one more British accent on…

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“Nothing but a bunch of cells can be her”

Ross Douthat has posted a thoughtful article on America’s paradoxical attitude toward the unborn. “This is the paradox of America’s unborn. No life is so desperately sought after, so hungrily desired, so carefully nurtured. And yet no life is so…

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Tenth Presbyterian endorses Liam Goligher

The Pastoral Selection Committee of Tenth Presbyterian Church here in Philadelphia has put forward Liam Goligher to serve as the next Senior Ministier.To my mind, this is an excellent selection. Dr. Goligher is an outstanding preacher and writer. I have…

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“The Legalism of Tolerance”

Derek Webb likes to stir it up every now and again. His favorite targets of disdain are those rascally conservative Christians. Recently he’s made a few headlines by offering his troublingly thoughts on homosexuality. Along with his seeming agnosticism on…

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More “Best Books”

Sam Storms has posted his favorite books of 2010 HERE. On his list is one that could easily have made mine but I neglected to list it. It is Tom Schreiner’s outstanding 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law. He…

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My Top Reads for 2010

The following are the books published in 2010 that I enjoyed most. I am limiting the list to those books from Christian publishing houses. The Heresy of Orthodoxy by Kostenberger & Kruger The authors carefully and effectively dismantle the arguments…